 Hey friends today, we are hanging out at Epcot There's only one more day till Christmas and I wanted to come out and enjoy some more of the holiday season here at Walt Disney World I'm more than likely gonna be at Magic Kingdom on Christmas Day So I figured Epcot would be a perfect day for today. We're gonna go around check the wait times ride some rides eat some food I got reservations at Tepanito and we're gonna have some holiday obache and just enjoying Epcot day Anywho's let's go do this It's pretty much a well-known fact that it is super busy Christmas week at Walt Disney World and the wait times kind of show that Spaceship Earth is 45 minutes and look at that line. It goes all the way down and around So we're gonna check on all the wait times and hopefully get on some rides use single rider if we have to It's funny because I loaded up the Genie app And it started calculating the magic and it said no lightning lanes available And then it asked me if I wanted to pay $15 for the Genie plus app And I was like, why would I pay $15 if you just said there was no lightning lanes available I'm sure they were talking about the individual lightning lanes But it was still kind of funny and I skimmed through and there's only like a couple lightning lanes It's not till like seven eight o'clock tonight. So it's pretty much pointless to get it here right now So that means we're gonna have to rely on the good old standby line and also maybe single rider So we might be able to ride single rider on test track That depends though because sometimes the wait for single rider is longer than the standby Depends on how many people are riding in like groups of three or not I'm also excited for some Hibachi later on I love Tepanido and I feel like it's kind of a holiday thing to eat like Chinese food Japanese food Thai food because a lot of places of business are actually open during the holiday season So I feel like in the past I've always had like Chinese takeout on Christmas day and stuff like that So kind of fits in with the holiday ish here, you know, I Always get nervous when I start approaching test track and I don't hear the cars actually going round and round So it might be closed at the moment. Oh No, it looks like test track is down. That kind of makes me a little sad I actually had Expectations that coming in today and actually doing the single rider line on test track But maybe we'll hang out in this area and wait to see if it comes back up because sometimes that happens That means it's gonna be a very low wait time in the meantime. Let's do like the second best ride here at Epcot Mission space. I'm not too sure if we're gonna do the green or the orange Sometimes I'm in a more intense kind of day. Sometimes I'm in a less of an intense kind of day So we're gonna have to decide when we get up there And in case you didn't know I was making a little joke there I don't think mission space is the second best ride at Epcot A lot of people don't enjoy like the feeling you get as you ride mission space I still think the ride itself is a good ride So maybe we will do the less like intense version the green version because I do like the concept of it But who wants to feel like that G4 especially we're about to eat too. That's a roughen or when you've been drinking The wait time for the green side the less intense is only 10 minutes So that makes me more interested in doing that one the orange one is 30 minutes So we're gonna actually just hop in line for the green side. I think it's over here the same size Yeah, we're going to earth mission to earth I've heard people tell me they get more sick actually taking this Delivator up to space to 20 than they do riding the green side That's kind of funny Well, the green version is a complete walk-on also It's really cool to point out that the first family in space in 2030 also has a Dalmatian Looks like we've got the job before people today because it's gonna be just me on my own So I'm gonna have to man all the controls If you are not a fan of enclosed spaces this ride is not for you You have to go inside here, and it's very tight This actually folds down and there's no space like this actually disappears just your leg room So I think we'll sit right in the middle Good for launch Engineer just a reminder. I decided to be the pilot today cameras when we reach altitude you will also extend the wings There we go. Yes, I'm excited Space sickness bags space sickness bags. You know what that means In control we are still waiting for clearance to launch everything is a okay and countdown should resume shortly. Oh boy No pressure I Don't like the sound of that I hope you guys can hear my rocking ship creaking like an old wooden door it's pretty disturbing and scary actually Let's see if we can catch an eye camera again for you Well that was fun and interesting I can't believe it was like squeaking like a way that like the way it was I don't know if it comes out good like the audio on the video I hope it does so you guys can hear it But it literally sounded like a wooden door like opening like in closing very slowly and I was like oh boy Definitely, maybe needs a refurbishment. Maybe a touch up any hoos. I think test track is still down So I'm not too sure maybe we might have to head right on into world showcase Yep, it's still closed and I kind of feel like if I walk away I'm gonna hear test track running and then be like oh no and then rush back here But I think we're just gonna have to move along I mean it's not even like test running so it has to test run a couple times before they start letting guests back in so I guess another day will come and ride test track I'm hoping to be able to catch some of the Christmas stories from the different countries that I haven't got to see yet Like maybe in Italy and I think they also have one in China So we'll just see if it lines up with our dinner reservation at Tepanito And we'll start making our way heading towards Mexico and then ending over in Japan so we can eat One of the places that I haven't checked out for the festival of the holidays is the donut box I know that they have the gingerbread milkshake and then they also have the annual past one But they also have a gingerbread Guinness. I don't know. I think that sounds a little bit interesting I don't know I'm too sure if I want a milkshake right now because we're gonna have some hibachi later But I can go for a stout. I can go for Guinness a gingerbread Guinness Cheers to a gingerbread Guinness and look they're still serving those weird dark cups actually I don't know why they have them here. I mean it I think it's the same amount of bounces I still think it's six ounce cup, but it just feels different. I don't know. Anyway, let's try it here It's good good good stout, you know, it's a good Guinness. I don't taste much gingerbread though I'm trying to see if it'll like hit me like after but I know I'm not tasting not tasting any gingerbread hmm I don't know. I mean I still like Guinness so it's still great to me. I Just heard test track run. Oh Said we go back. I just heard it and we're this far. I Can hear it again. Oh lordy Oh We got to go back You can hear it. It's like running running and if we get there just in time that we don't have to wait at all Tell the guards to open up the gates It looks like they're starting to form a line for when the line opens up The line is not open right now. This is a line to get in line for if the ride actually opens up Oh I'm going in the single rider line I think I'm gonna be the first person on actually look at that two rides. We just walked right on we got lucky I say So Thank you I Am not even mad for not being able to ride because that was Amazing and so funny and just to be able to be a part of something like that because you know what I mean Like everyone's excited. They formed a line for the line when the line actually Reopened and then they were like, yes, all right Everyone come in everyone started cheering and I even walked into the single rider line I was like, wow, I'm gonna be the first person on test track. So excited. Look at me And then they're just like now. Sorry everybody just leave Go back out the way you came in just because of that. It was totally worth it. I'm happy. I Think I'm just gonna stand on this bridge and actually look down at the water And see if I can get anyone else to actually come over and look down and be like hey, I wonder what he's looking at That was hysterical people actually looked and you know why I kind of thought of doing that is because when I was walking by There are people looking at the water and I just stopped over and was like, oh wonder what they're looking at And I realized I think other people do the same thing Alright, let's start making our route around world showcase. Oh, what are those? Those are good. I Believe the holiday show in Italy is starting like very soon So I think we're gonna just dart right over there so we could try to catch it because that's one of the ones I haven't seen yet Holy moly, it is very busy over in world showcase Oh, there she is Now in America I Stick see because I am being very scary right now Are you scared? Yes a little bit scared just a little bit scared by what we are afraid. We are going to get under where Now Santa Claus comes to visit you on Christmas. Yes, oh so close very exciting But do you know when love the fun that comes to visit you On Halloween I will have a sister who she likes Halloween her name is Traga Nona So I let her play on Halloween, but I wait for a little while after Christmas and in January I visit on a very special night called the evil the epiphany and would you like to know why? Wow, I love the Christmas which she is so funny And she's like a good mixture of Halloween and Christmas, but like she's not really Halloween She's a sister that spends time on Halloween But the way that she like just like presents herself like what she was saying look at me I'm very scary just kind of made me very happy As I was watching the Christmas which tell her story I realized that they have all of this actually up right now And that means they're probably going to be doing the party over here for New Year's Eve And I'm so excited. I'm so excited that a lot of all the New Year's Eve festivities are coming back to Epcot Of course, we were here at Epcot last year on New Year's Eve, but the park closed I think at 10 o'clock So they didn't do anything and we ended up going somewhere else and watching fireworks But this year I'm gonna be here on New Year's Eve. The park is open till midnight They're gonna have special New Year's Eve fireworks and by the stage set up right there I'm pretty sure they're gonna have some parties individually around like one of the places I know they have like a silent disco I don't know if that's gonna be returning because that might be something hard to control But as long as they have different festivities in each of the country, I'm gonna be set Looks like people are lining up for the candlelight processional and it's a very long line Almost hitting Germany, which I don't know how much they're gonna be able to fit in there tonight It is Steven Curtis Chapman the singer-songwriter and look at this line Like I said, it goes all the way down here and then a bunch of switchbacks here And then of course like a couple switchbacks and then right into the theater of it itself Definitely a long long line But now I think we're gonna start making our way over to our dining reservation And then this is the line right here for the dining packages. So it's a very like I said look at the crowds here I mean it is very very busy, but this is all to be expected like it's not like a shock factor It's still like kind of like a shock factor though because when you see it you're like wow But like if you're coming on Christmas week, you got to know I Have eaten at Tepanito plenty of times in the past But it's always just one of my favorite restaurants to come to an Epcot I love hibachi and I love just going inside there It's so beautiful being over here in the Japan pavilion is just beautiful in general So I'm excited to eat some food that I kind of been really craving it, you know in Fact for my birthday I wasn't sure what I was gonna do because I really didn't have any plans and I didn't know if I was gonna have anyone to Hang out with so I was trying to think of restaurants that I would want to go to on my birthday And this was one of the places that I was thinking about like coming out and just going on my birthday But I ended up like hanging out with friends at Hollywood Studios and had an amazing time And this is a couple days later so we could do it kind of like the best of both worlds Before we actually make our way in look at how beautiful world showcase lagoon is looking right now I love it. It kind of looks like a sunset's happening But that's the sun actually reflecting off of test track and it just looks so amazing. I'm loving the vibes here tonight I'm loving them All right, we're all checked in and now we're just gonna wait I Am very interested in trying Tokyo dining soon like I said This is Tokyo dining right here, and then this is Tepanito the Hibachi right back through this way So it's kind of like the same restaurant, but it's completely different menus This is more sushi based and I think more signature actually This is just a Hibachi even though it's a very good Hibachi, but I think this is like a step up All right, we're heading back to our table the grill's over 500 degrees. I love it. I'm so excited I think I'm gonna get chicken and shrimp a combination It can be super loud in here especially because we're right underneath an exhaust fan So I'll do my best and also I'll do my best to show you the show because they do cook with like a little show Let's take a look at the menu I know I always like to get the spicy calamari, but I think I'm gonna actually get the combination this time I usually get steak and chicken, but I'm kind of in the mood for some shrimp So I think we'll do chicken and shrimp and extra veggies So we're going with chicken and shrimp and spicy calamari with extra vegetables. I love the vegetables here They're so so good and now we just sit back wait for our food I think the spicy calamari is gonna come out first and I love just watching them cook the calamari It is so cool. So I can't wait to show you That's the spicy calamari right there Look at that. Isn't it so amazing? I love it and it is a little bit spicy just so you know But it is so so good. It has such a great texture to it This is the good stuff right here Okay, I can't hit no one more. We can do it. I got that, okay No more and now I put a little bit of oil into the onion Into the onion Into the onion Into the onion Into the onion Time to eat Real Mickey Hey I'm starting to feel the spice but this is so so good Good good, that's the stuff There we go. We got the rice. We got the noodles. We got the zucchini the carrots the onions The spinach. I'm gonna pour my rice right on there like that Blend it out a little bit Now we got some shrimp some chicken some julienne steak a filet a new york strip all the works Here's the chicken the good old chicken That hit the spot so so good. I love eating here become one of my favorite restaurants at Epcot and Time to head back to world showcase, but I'm pretty sure it's dark outside Wow has things changed since we walked in look at that before we are looking at a beautiful world showcase Even though right now it's actually still beautiful, but it's a lot darker out It's not full sunset, but it's just about I mean it's going to be pitch dark soon Believe it or not. I don't think I'd ever eat Believe it or not, but I don't think I would have ever eaten at that restaurant if it wasn't for 2021 I don't know how long you guys have been watching my videos, but starting in 2021 I set out saying I want to try new food. I want to experiment trying things I normally wouldn't have eaten in the past and I started here at Epcot And I remember I went to beer carton and I made it a point to come to every single Epcot restaurant And try something that I would not normally try and my first time coming here at the Tepanido I got the spicy calamari because I would have never ordered that like the old me But I ordered it and now I have to get it every time So I'm so grateful that I got to experience all this amazing food for the past year. It was amazing And now we have finally made it back out to the front of world showcase And I just had to stop and stare at spaceship earth because it is so beautiful And it's kind of cool because you don't know what to look at. You got that happening right there And then you got the christmas tree right there. So it's kind of like I don't know which way to go But you know what since we're in the spirit of christmas, I think we're going to go stare at the christmas tree I love it. This is one of my favorite trees. I mean magic kingdom is my favorite christmas tree But this definitely comes at a close second because I love how it has all the different sayings for christmas For each of the countries actually in the tree Do any of you guys have a christmas song that kind of just gets you sad? Well, not sad just emotional Like I have a couple of christmas songs every time I hear them I just kind of get a little emotional and I have no I mean, I guess I do know why but It's just you know something I always wondered like let me know in the comments If you guys have any of those christmas songs like what are they for me like uh that one song that's uh Have yourself a merry little christmas That song always gets me like kind of emotional and then also uh, so this is christmas And what have you done? Another year over That one always gets me too And I know I'm not like a good singer, but I feel like christmas songs don't count There's no judgment when it comes to singing christmas songs. You just kind of enjoy. I mean, it's the christmas It's the it's the holiday spirit, you know I think I'm gonna head in the creation shop real quick and look at some of the uh spirit jerseys to see if they got the One bond bond's looking for Well, take a look here. It looks like they have plenty of the lux 50th anniversary spirit jerseys and pants These were just released and they're super expensive So if you wanted to get the ears the spirit jerseys and the pants the ears are a thousand dollars right here $1,000 and then the spirit jersey which is right here not even know why it's like a spirit jersey Kind of is like a hoodie. It's got a hoodie on and everything like that. This one is $150 and then the pants Are $130 wow, so I mean that's an expensive like outfit. Can you imagine walking around wearing that that and that You might have to get insured Also, it looks like they've got plenty of the mickey waffle lounge flies too I know these were actually really popular people wanted to buy these but I don't know how much these are let's see Oh $85 I think that's kind of expensive, but I mean it is kind of nifty. I like the butter on there Wait a second. Maybe I was wrong. Maybe those really expensive ears aren't like the same line as this one I don't know. I'm really not that like well known in the fashion But I think this matches it like this 50th anniversary lounge fly matches it a little bit better And I don't know this one's $300 holy moly and then they also have the ears down here. These are like some fancy ears right here I don't know how much these are they don't have a price on them though But why are they on this thing like that? That's so awkward Oh, yeah, they even got the security tags. They ain't playing around with that I don't see a price. So I don't know how much they are. Let me know in the comments though Are they expensive? I know the other ones were like a thousand dollars, weren't they? Oh, $300. Oh boy That's steep Wow But still no castle jersey for bon bon. Like I said, I think we're just gonna have to wait They're coming down in january anyway So maybe they'll be restocked by then and the best thing about that castle jersey is it's for the 50th anniversary It has the castle on it. So it's not like a holiday exclusive And we're technically in the 50th anniversary until like next year. So she still might be able to get it We made our way back down in front of spaceship earth and holy moly Look at the line still it is so busy. This line right here to the right is the lightning lane line So this is like the lightning lane redemption and there's a huge line on the other side It definitely did not get slower and it just got busier and busier and I feel like that's how epcot is. Oh I love when we just caught like spaceship earth like changing the lights as we're standing underneath it Look at you can kind of oh, it's happening It's happening Isn't it just so beautiful? Oh, I love it. Oh, I could spend like the whole night underneath spaceship earth Oh, you can just see everything change all the lights. Look at this isn't a filter. This is happening in real life Oh, there it goes again With that we are done here I had such a fun day. Thank you guys so much. I hope you guys enjoyed the video I enjoyed making it. Merry christmas. Happy holidays to everybody. I hope everyone enjoys their holidays with their families I'm gonna enjoy the holidays with my families when my mom comes down in january And uh, yeah, I can't wait for uh, magic kingdom on christmas day. So we'll see you next time Bye On my way out. I noticed a sign right here still says minivan and taxi on it That's really interesting since the minivans don't actually exist anymore But they have it there and it's got a cute little mini symbol right here. Can you see it? I actually like the minivan the concept. I mean, it's a lot uh more expensive than like uber or lift But uh for people on vacation, I don't know. It's kind of like a nice thing to splurge So sad that it's gone. Maybe I'll bring it back though. You never know